PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) is investigating a shooting involving an off-duty ASP Trooper on Friday, April 19.
Around 10:50 a.m., the trooper, who had been at a training event held by the Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD), was assisting officers attempting to apprehend a suspect with active warrants in a homicide investigation, ASP said.
The PBPD officers were responding to a call for assistance as suspect Derrick D. Stidum, 19, of Pine Bluff, was driving away from officers in a stolen car. Stidum lost control of the car, and when he and a passenger ran away, the trooper and other officers chased them on foot, according to ASP.
Officers caught up with Stidum as he was running through the backyard of houses on Nebraska St. ASP said Stidum was shot as he resisted being taken into custody.
Stidum was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Jefferson Regional Medical Center before being taken into custody and charged with theft by receiving and fleeing. He is being held at the Jefferson County Detention Center, with capital murder charges pending, officials said.
The trooper was placed on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated, according to Arkansas State Police.
